Eagle Lake near Lake Nebagamon: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Within Bayfield County, Wisconsin, you have Eagle Lake. The bank is 1,109 feet above sea level. Roughly 162 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. On our Bayfield County list it sits near the top for size. Lake Nebagamon is the closest place, 16 miles off. Saint Paul sits 136 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Eagle Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Bayfield County include rainbow smelt, brown trout and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Eagle Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 66°F on average, January about 9°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Eagle Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Part of this sits inside or beside Inch Lake State Natural Area, so read the notices. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Inch Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Eagle Lake are worth checking on the day.